Applesauce & Chocolate Cheesecake

Green apple and chocolate ?? … You’re wondering what a weird combination . Well weird it is, but ask me why this combination and it’ll all make sense. My baby who just turned 6 months old, loves green apples. There aren’t many options available to the little boy and with just pureed apples(red and green), carrots, pears, bananas and rice cereal, I can say he has a pretty darn good choice . So that explains the green applesauce, and for the chocolate … Baby cannot eat cake at 6 months, so I’m gonna have to eat it , n I like chocolate. At this age its more for mommy’s excitement, than for the baby, and so to celebrate his 6 month birthday, I made him this cake which he had great fun diving into with his bare hands, squishing it and getting it all over the place. Of course he did get a teeny weeny lick of the applesauce but the rest was all for me 🙂

Dissolve the gelatin in 2 tablespoons of hot water and keep aside. Beat the cream with an electric beater till its fluffy and holds. Keep aside. Now beat cream cheese till it is smooth and add the applesauce and caster sugar. Fold well making sure its all mixed in thoroughly. Now fold in the whipped cream and prepared gelatin. Add the chopped bits of apple and give it one final stir and pour over the cake layers alternately. Cover with cling wrap and let it set overnight in the fridge.

For the Chocolate Cake Layer

3/4 th cup + 2 tablespoons flour

3/4th cup unsweetened cocoa powder

7 eggs

13/4 cup sugar.

Preheat oven 180C. Sift together the flour and cocoa powder and set aside. With an electric beater, in a large bowl, beat the eggs to blend. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups of sugar and beat on medium high speed until a slowly dissolving ribbon forms when the beaters are lifted. Gently add the sifted flour mix , folding in carefully trying not to deflate the air. Mix well and pour into the baking tin. Bake for 20 mins or skewer comes out clean. Remove and cool on wire rack. Now if you are doing small individual ones , cut out the layers using a mould. Or if you are layering then in the same tin, just slice it horizontally through the centre. Now soak the layers with the apple juice and then layer them with the cheesecake mixture. When ready to serve, top with some whipped cream and a slice of green apple.

Beautiful Kate! Sounds like a great combination too. Your little guy’s half-birthday and my little gal’s birthday are almost the same, she’ll be 1 next week, happy 6 months to him! Isn’t it so incredibly fun introducing them to food? I was excited like it was the first day of school the first time she had solids (the day after she turned 6 months old). It keeps being fun just so you know. =)

Kajal

March 11, 2010

Yup, its fun , I could not wait for 6 months to start him on solids, I started him with his apples and pears at 4, rice cereal at 5 and then slowly the other fruits.
Cogratulations on you lil girls’ 1st !! Wow she must be such a cutie !

Wowza – apple and cheesecake AND chocolate. You are killing me here. Your little guy is going to have a world of magical flavors awaiting him, with you at the helm! What a cool idea to incorporate HIS food into this cake. Oh, and I’m so in love with your plating.

Actually, Pierre Herme is no stranger to the combination of apples and chocolate (his Melody and Mozart entremets). So you’re in good company. These look as lovely and delicious as anything coming out of his kitchen – well done.